The other three date from 1632 to 1685 and demonstrate the development of language and printing aesthetics during the 17th century.

Co-curator Kit Heyam said: "As a northern lad who loves Shakespeare, I was thrilled to be able to dig deep into his relationship with Yorkshire when curating this exhibition.

"So often when people talk about Shakespearean England, they really mean Shakespearean London - but as the exhibition shows, if we ignore the north we ignore some of the most interesting things about Shakespeare's plays and their legacy.

A portrait of Shakespeare (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)

"So many of Shakespeare's most dramatic stories are stories of Yorkshire, and our county's actors and theatres have a long-standing love affair with his plays.

"Special Collections has such an amazing collection of books and archive material which really brings this hidden relationship to light."

The exhibition, which opens on September 6, will look at how Shakespeare dramatised Yorkshire history and how theatre directors are still using his work to ask questions about regional identity.

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